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review creators Lyttelton Harbour Review is a 100% voluntary community newsletter initiative developed after the February 2011 earthquake by local Professionals Real Estate Agent Lynnette Baird, and Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre Chairperson Wendy Everingham. The objective of the Lyttelton Harbour Review is to help keep local residents informed with what is going on in the wider Lyttelton Harbour community. Of course the success of the Lyttelton Harbour Review could not be possible without the ongoing support and enthusiasm from the wider community. A big thank you goes out to everyone who sends information; is willing to be interviewed by a couple of amateurs; or lets us know what might be happening in the neighbourhood. The Lyttelton Harbour Review project would not be possible without you all.
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Festival of Lights 2014 Lyttelton rocked to the Festival of Lights on Friday night, with many believing the event attracted the largest number of visitors since the festival began.
If you have an event, topic or cause that you would like to share with the harbour community, then Lynnette or Wendy would love to hear from you: Lynnette Baird Office: Mobile: Email:
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Lyttelton Port Recovery Recovery Plan to Fast Track Recovery Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee will use his extraordinary earthquake powers to fast track the redevelopment of the badly damaged Lyttelton Port. Brownlee announced last week that under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act he had directed Environment Canterbury and the Lyttelton Port Company to develop a recovery plan for the port, which would sidetrack the standard Resource Management Act process. "Lyttelton Port needs certainty about repairing, rebuilding and reconfiguring its operations, and this plan will deliver that. The port is the major gateway to the South Island for goods freighted by sea and it makes a significant contribution to the regional and national economy.'' The plan would ensure ''safe, efficient and effective operations'', Brownlee said, while also taking any potential effect on the coastal marine area and the community into account. Brownlee said Lyttelton residents were ''passionate'' about their town and both the port and ECan would be required to consult with the community as the plan was developed. "There have been no decisions made on how the port should be redeveloped, but I have determined that a recovery plan is the best tool for timely redevelopment to be achieved. A recovery plan would see the redevelopment happen faster than under the Resource Management Act” Brownlee said. It would be a similar process to the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan and the Land Use Recovery Plan. Once consultation had taken place, ECan would develop a draft plan, call for written comment and then hold a hearing. It was expected the draft recovery plan would be provided to the Earthquake Recovery Minister in July 2015. Article: The Press, Georgina Stylianou Image: Stacy Squires www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/10177494/Lyttelton-Port-recovery-to-be-fast-tracked
Environment Canterbury Welcomes Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan Decision Today Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced that Environment Canterbury to lead the preparation of a Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan. “Environment Canterbury is pleased to be asked to lead the development of the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan to provide the foundation for the Port’s recovery,” says Environment Canterbury Chair of Commissioners Dame Margaret Bazley. “We look forward to working with the Port and the community to provide guidance on the repair and rebuild of one of our region’s most significant assets,” she said. Environment Canterbury has been directed to develop a preliminary draft plan, manage the submissions process including the hearing. Article: Ecan Media Release, 19 June 2014 Source: Environment Canterbury media@ecan.govt.nz
Tunnel “Grubby but Sound� NZTA Address Residents Ongoing Concerns Over Structure The tiles in the Lyttelton Tunnel are falling off and water mixed with volcanic ash is seeping through the concrete walls. The suspended tunnel ceiling is weak in places and the tunnel tarmac is beginning to lift due to water leaking under the road. These are the main post-quake problems facing the Lyttelton Tunnel. New Zealand Transport Agency regional performance manager Pete Connors says the tunnel is structurally sound and none of its problems are serious. The techniques used when the tunnel was built 50 years ago would not be used now, he says. The tunnel is made from unreinforced concrete sections sitting directly against the dirt walls. Each section is joined by "soft wood", with no waterproofing. There has always been water leaking into the tunnel through the concrete and the joins. Before the quakes, the cleaning programme made it less visible. Connors says subterranean shifting of the hillside has meant more water seeps through, mixed with dark, unsightly ash deposits. "There is just more water getting through now," Connors says. "There is movement in the joints, but it's not significant and it doesn't mean it's structurally unsound." The water is also causing problems beneath the tunnel, where it is working its way underneath the tarmac and causing it to lift. The tiles are beginning to lose their adhesion and fall off the ceiling. Cracks have appeared along the walls. Tiles would not be used in tunnel construction these days, and work had been done to forcibly knock loose tiles off the ceiling to ensure none fell on unsuspecting motorists. They will eventually need to be removed. Connors says the water situation would eventually have to be dealt with, but plans were not yet finalised. At the moment, there is no urgency. "You can't go over-reacting to water," Connors says. A weakness in the centre of the ceiling only affects those working inside the ceiling cavity above and is not a concern for motorists below. Increased load on the tunnel due to the closure of Sumner Road and Evans Pass Road means the tunnel is looking worse than usual. Cleaning is second priority to keeping heavy vehicles moving through the tunnel. About 1660 heavy trucks drive through to the Lyttelton Port and back every day, with dangerous and over-sized loads requiring long tunnel closures every night. Because the cleaning machines require a clear tunnel, cleaning can often be delayed in favour of keeping traffic moving. An agency spokeswoman says the tunnel is being swept twice a week, with a full clean happening once a month, as before the quakes. However, cleaning could sometimes only occur in the first week of one month, and the third week of the next. "It's not as clean as we'd like it to be," Connors says. "Rightly or wrongly, we've made the decision that cleaning of the tunnel is not a priority at the moment." The ventilation system was still working normally and air-quality tests inside the tunnel were both within national guidelines, Connors said. Article: The Press, Abbie Napier Image: Stacy Squires www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/hills-and-harbour/10169981/Tunnel-grubby-but-sound-says-NZTA
Lyttelton’s New Banking Options Survey Over, Time for Action Resident Juliet Adams responds to recent surveys: Thank you for your opinions, hopes and ideas. It has been wonderful to take part in this movement to replace the departing BNZ with services that will suit the needs of Lyttelton businesses and residents. There are many possibilities, and so I ask all of you who have knowledge or experience of any of the following options to contact me for further discussion: Here are some important points to make about Lyttelton, and reasons for serious consideration of the setting up of a banking/money system of some kind. We have large companies here that feed off the port who want / need banking in town. These same businesses employ a lot of workers who work in Lyttelton but do not live here. Over100 cruise ships a year visited before the earth quakes and one third of passengers wandered around town spending their money. We have the second largest market in Christchurch on Saturdays, and are an arts hub for Christchurch. We are one of only two suburbs prioritised by the Christchurch City Council for recovery, and just starting to get into our stride. Local businesses are expanding, and do need cash services frequently. Many local residents want or need face-to-face service locally. Before we began the surveys, John Thrupp at Lyttelton Pharmacy had approached the BNZ to get them to reconsider their departure; and also questioned the TSB and Kiwibank, but they had all said ‘No’. We approached the SBS, who became interested in the idea of helping with a part-time branch. From the surveys, these suggestions received very favourable responses: Southland Building Society SBS Will consider helping Lyttelton. A community meeting will be held on Saturday June 28 at 1.30pm at the Union Church on Winchester Street, to explain their services and answer any questions. Another suggestion made was that we might be able to apply for a grant to get a minibus to take residents and business people into town for their banking needs, say to Ferrymead. www.sbs.net.nz Money Exchange Based on the Eketahuna model, this would be independent of all banks. It would provide for banking deposits, Eftpos cash withdrawals, cashing of “approved” cheques, ordering of change, working with a security company to transfer deposits to customers’ own banks, and bring back change. We could set up a currency exchange system as well. New Zealand Post | Kiwibank Are reconsidering coming to Lyttelton to join the Post Centre at the Lyttelton Pharmacy. Strong reasons have been given by John Thrupp for why New Zealand Post and Kiwibank should seriously reconsider the situation. Community Banking Such as is run by the Bendigo Bank in Australia: “Community Bank is an innovative franchise program in which the local community owns and operates a Bendigo Bank branch (which is separately incorporated) and Bendigo Bank provides all the banking infrastructure and support. The community company, after paying its branch running costs, shares any remaining profit with the Bendigo Bank. The program was a response to the massive closure of bank branches in rural areas. Bendigo Bank has since extended the program to areas that have bank service.” Lyttelton has a real opportunity to grow far beyond what we had; to meet all of our needs in a more ethical way; to focus on our community rather than profit feeding others. Talk about these ideas among yourselves, and contribute useful comments to Juliet, for sharing around. If you would like to be involved in the Money Exchange project, contact Juliet directly. You can also find Juliet at the LIFT Library table at the Lyttelton Farmers Market if you would like to share ideas there. Juliet Adams, LIFT Library Phone 03 328 8139 or 021 899 404
Email julietruthadams@gmail.com
Lyttelton Timeball Station Call for Support to Progress the Rebuild As you may be aware, the Lyttelton Timeball Station, built in 1876, was one of New Zealand’s most significant - and interesting - historic buildings and had a global maritime reputation as one of the last few remaining operational Timeball Stations in the world. It was a popular local and tourist attraction which helped define Lyttelton. The Canterbury earthquakes damaged the building beyond repair, but careful dismantling and salvage work has allowed as much material as possible to be stored for future use. Heritage New Zealand (formerly The Historic Places Trust) is now preparing to restore this iconic site. The purpose of this project is to return the familiar Timeball presence to the Lyttelton skyline, to the community, and to New Zealand, in the spirit of the original buildings, using as much original material as possible. The importance of the Timeball mechanism to both the local community and maritime heritage cannot be overstated, and so our project sets out to re-establish the tradition of dropping the Timeball on a regular basis. Our project seeks to create a green space and a place of remembrance for the devastating events that changed Lyttelton forever. In future, further phased works may also provide additional facilities and buildings on the site to enhance the visitor experience. As part of our early stage fundraising efforts, we are approaching the Lottery Grants Board WW1, Environment and Heritage Committee with a significant funding request. We want to be able to ‘bring the project to life’ for them and show how wide and enthusiastic the support is for this unique project and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We would very much appreciate if Lyttelton community groups and organisations could write a letter of support for the project. A template is attached at the rear of this Lyttelton Review for guidance, but we would encourage you to word the response in your own language and style. Please provide this back to us within two weeks, if possible. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate in contacting Rob Hall, contact details below. If you wish to support us then please return your letter of support to infosouthern@heritage.org.nz. Thanking you in advance. Rob Hall, General Manager, Heritage New Zealand Ph: 03 357 9612 Email: gmsouthern@heritage.org.nz
Mighty Crane Takes Shape Lyttelton Port Invests to Meet Growing Demand A 23-storey-high crane is being built piece by piece at the Lyttelton Port. The Liebherr crane, made in Ireland, will take eight weeks to build and on completion will soar 70 metres above the port town. Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) bought the crane as part of its $26 million investment in infrastructure, which also includes seven forklifts and eight new diesel-electric straddles. The crane has an 80-tonne hauling ability and an outreach 17 containers wide. It is the fourth "ship to shore gantry crane" at the port. LPC chief executive Peter Davie said once the crane was commissioned, the port would be in a stronger position to fully service a second container berth. Assembly will be completed by Rich Rigging. Article: The Press, Stacy Squires www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/hills-and-harbour/10174739/Mightycrane-takes-shape-in-Lyttelton
Little River Discovery Out and About with the Information Centre Team The smooth running of the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre relies solely on the goodwill of all the helpers who come and give their time willingly so that the Centre is open seven days a week. A total of twenty five community members give their time for the various roles that the Centre has. We have helpers from Diamond Harbor, Governors Bay, Lyttelton, Wigram and New Brighton. Everyone is passionate about our Harbour. To keep that passion burning we also support the team with opportunities to get together as part of our training programme. Each month we go and visit places in and around the Harbour. To date this year we’ve explored camping grounds in the greater Christchurch area and been briefed on all the new walking literature from the Rod Donald Trust. This month we spent the afternoon in Little River. We all believe Little River and its surrounds are really worth more than a quick visit. Our afternoon saw us begin in Okuti Valley exploring the Little River Campground with owner Marcus. This lovely bush settling is a great back to basics camping ground There were many opportunities for walking, cycling or fun activities. For Andrea King it was the first time she had ventured down this road. Everyone was impressed just how beautiful and peaceful it was. It was then back up to the Main Road and our host Glynis from the Little River Information Centre then showed us around the Station Gallery. The highlight of the afternoon was a tour of the new Silostay complex. Owner and mastermind Stewart Wright-Stow has done an amazing job with this innovative complex. Literally silos have been turned into self-contained accommodation. The fit out is amazing. Two story silos fit a bedroom and kitchen dining area. With space at a premium, clever design has been used to fit everything in. Toilets have wash basins in the top cistern. A clever pulley system opens and closes vents and skylights. All the waste water is treated on site and solar cells will power everything shortly. No need to worry about bike or canoe storage that’s worked out as well. These novel and clever accommodation pods will be well sought after and with the ever increasing popularity of the Rail Trail and further developments with walking and cycling in the area we are all confident this will be a very successful venture. To finish off our afternoon we sit down to a lovely afternoon tea at the Little River Café and Gallery. Now is the chance for us all to catch up properly. Everyone always comes away from these afternoons inspired by what we have seen and better informed. It’s also viewed as a nice treat and a bonus for being a helper and is just a nice way for us all to get to know one another better, because in a typical shift we never see one another! Article and Image: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre
Firelance or Ambutruck Designing Rural Emergency Services A fire ambulance, a first for New Zealand, will be trialled in Canterbury. The prototype Fire Medical Vehicle - effectively half ambulance, half fire engine - was unveiled late last week. It will be trialled here in the Harbour Basin over in Diamond Harbour, followed by Little River volunteer fire fighters from July 19. The move comes in response to fire brigades attending more medical-related jobs, such as heart attacks. If the year of trials proves successful, similar prototypes could be rolled out to remote rural communities. Article and Image: The Press www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/10185017/Fire-ambulance-hybrid-on-trial
Lyttelton’s New Banking Options Community Meeting Last week we thought we might have two good options for banking services in Lyttelton. SBS had already indicated a strong interest in helping with some kind of service here IF enough Lyttelton people were prepared to open accounts with them. Also, through the strong efforts of John Thrupp at the Lyttelton Pharmacy, Kiwibank were reconsidering the possibility of opening a branch alongside the Post Centre in the pharmacy. This would have provided many useful services as well as banking. But on Friday evening Kiwibank said they were no longer considering the idea for the foreseeable future. If Kiwibank were to later consider opening branches in small towns, Lyttelton would be one possibility. The Festival of Lights Street Party that followed this announcement demonstrated clearly that Lyttelton is alive and kicking! Local businesses, organisations, individuals, and others from further afield, entertained us splendidly. The crowds are coming back to events in Lyttelton, especially to the Saturday Market. Businesses are showing signs of increasing health. Visitors say how much they enjoy Lyttelton, and wish they could live here. All the more reason to do all we can to get a banking service back. Fortunately the only bank remaining interested in helping us has taken the initiative of asking for a community meeting to explain their services and gauge public interest. Senior staff from the Ferrymead SBS will come and talk to us on
Saturday 28 June 1.30pm Union Church, 44 Winchester Street, Lyttelton Try their website www.sbs.net.nz. There is such a wealth of information there. Here’s one bit I like especially. “Over the past 12 months we’ve sponsored more than 300 community groups and events and given over $500,000 to non-profit organisations throughout New Zealand. If there is enough interest to set up a service here, SBS would come to Lyttelton by appointment to help new customers transfer from their old banks. The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre private back room has already been offered as a suitable location for these one-to-one meetings. And already there are three London Street businesses that would consider having the SBS use their premises (and two would share their staff). NZ Post would have no objection to having the SBS alongside the Post Centre in the Pharmacy.
LET’S SHOW THE SBS THAT WE VALUE FACE-TO-FACE, CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED SERVICE, BY ATTENDING THIS COMMUNITY MEETING IN LARGE NUMBERS.
PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE - AND HELP GET A BANK IN LYTTELTON!
Juliet Adams, LIFT Library Phone 03 328 8139 or 021 899 404
Email julietruthadams@gmail.com
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Before the books, just a reminder that fortunately the only bank remaining interested in helping Lyttelton has taken the initiative of asking for a community meeting to explain their services and gauge public interest. Senior staff from the SBS Ferrymead branch will come and talk to us on Saturday 28 June 1.30pm. At the Union Church, 44 Winchester Street (near the Dublin Street end). Representatives from the SBS bank will explain their policies and systems, and answer questions. Let’s encourage them to feel that Lyttelton is worth helping! Try their website too www.sbs.net.nz.
LIFT has been very quiet lately, but one new booklet has been donated to LIFT: Extinct Volcanoes: A Guide to the Geology of Banks Peninsula Stephen Weaver, Rod Sewell, Chris Dorsey (Geological Society of NZ) It’s a small booklet, with lots of interesting maps and illustrations; it gives the history of the volcanic activity on the Peninsula over the centuries. Some technical stuff may not appeal to everyone, but I think the geological tours look very interesting, though a few are not available in full these days with some road closures due to the quakes. There are guides to tours of The Port Hills; Quail Island; Mount Herbert Walkway; and Onawe Peninsula, Akaroa. Green Ideas Issue 10: Jun/Jul 2014 I wrote about this magazine last week, but forgot to mention that it has a very useful section, the ELECTION SPECIAL: a voter’s guide to the big green issues. All the parties in Parliament were asked for their policies on several issues: Climate Change; Dairying and dirty rivers; Deep sea oil; Christchurch Rebuild; Sustainable fishing; Conservation; Cleantech; RMA; Auckland. All parties except Mana and United Future responded, but not to all questions. It’s very interesting to see the range of responses from the various parties. A handy summary – at this stage! Juliet Adams, LIFT Library Phone 03 328 8139 or 021 899 404
Email julietruthadams@gmail.com
LIFT Library > L = Living Economies + I = Inspiration + F = Facts + T = Transition For more information contact Juliet 03 328 8139 or 021 899 404
LIFT Film Evening Thursday July 3, 7.15pm Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre, Oxford Street
Project Lyttelton AGM Project Lyttelton Inc will be holding its AGM on Thursday July 10th at Lyttelton West School Hall. Prior to the meeting at 6pm will be a Pot Luck dinner followed by the AGM at 7.10pm. All Welcome.
All Snowed In, Nowhere to Go Lyttelton Life Remembered: 1940s It was a warm nor-west evening after a hot sunny day in the Port. After retiring for that day, rest and a good sleep came easy until at some unearthly hour in the morning somewhere between one and three o’clock, the fire siren screamed out to the whole village and Port that all was not as it should be. We made our way sleepily to the front windows of the house being joined by a thousand unseen others looking for a fire only to be greeted with a sight for sleepy eyes I have never forgotten. Snow. The entire Port was covered in deep white snow! Unbelievable as it was our eyes witnessed a picture resembling an English winter Christmas card. Snow flakes almost a large as a saucer gracefully floating down to the ground. This began the largest fall of snow in recorded history, certainly for this part of the world, before the street lights failed due to broken snow laden lines. It was a great eerie sight indeed. Of course there was no fire, just lines failure. In the light of morning everything was bathed in white, snow as deep as two feet at the time, so that there was no work, no traffic, no school and in fact no movement of anything. Snow fell steadily most of that day. Telephone and power lines snapping by the sheer weight of the fallen snow on them, and laying limp like ships ropes from the poles. Sometime midmorning a few very brave souls, mainly young ones braved the deep snow to get outside and create the only other thing that goes with snow, yep! A full size snowman right outside the police station on the Sumner Road!. A very understanding and friendly bobby came out to inspect the creation in the middle of the road, to be greeted by a large snowball landing on top of his helmet. He stayed playing with us for a good half an hour!. Nothing moved for a couple of days, not even the shipping, as the inner harbour had frozen over, the first recorded time in the history of the Port. At home we had meals of hot soup and stew and dumplings wonderful on these cold days. The best part of it all was no school for nearly a week!. The rest of the event was routine, and melting snow everywhere, had to be cleaned up. Life gradually restored to near normal, repairs made and it was back to work and back to school. Guess the topic of conversations that were had over the next months? The big snow break? No! The week we missed from school! Wyaa! Article: John Denton, with thanks | A series dedicated to reminiscing about Life in Lyttelton Image: Banner: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre Black/White: John Denton, with thanks
Naval Point Club AGM Wednesday 25 June, 7.30pm Wardroom Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the rules of the Club the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of The Naval Point Club Lyttelton Incorporated will be held in the Clubrooms, Magazine Bay, Lyttelton on Wednesday 25 June 2014 commencing at 7:30 pm. AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting held 26 June 2013 3. Presentation of Commodore’s report for year ending 30 April 2014 for consideration and adoption 4. Presentation of Annual report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2014 for consideration and adoption 5. Election of Officers, General Committee, Secretary and Treasurer of the Club for the Season 2014/15. Nominations are to be on the prescribed form and should be in the hands of the secretary no later than 5.00 pm 24 June 2014 6. Election of Patron 7. In accordance with Rule 5.4 (e) (f) to determine the Subscription and Joining Fee for the current financial year 8. Report on progress with a new building. 9. General Business John Cullens Commodore
Attention Local Tree Lovers There is to be an Annual Meeting of the reconvened Canterbury Arboretum Society at Orton Bradley Park on Saturday 28 June at 10.30am at the cottage. The Canterbury Arboretum Society traditionally works in partnership with the Orton Bradley Park Board to manage the park's impressive collection of trees from all around the world. The Society, which has not formally met for nearly 20 years, is seeking to revitalise itself and is looking for new members. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, come along. No special qualifications required. All welcome. Paula Smith Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board, Chairperson
Walnuts for Sale New seasons nuts grown at Orton Bradley Park, dried and packed into bags. Shell on. $7.50 per kilo. All proceeds to the Orton Bradley Park. Please phone Dick Barnett at 329 4062
Ticehurst Terrace Traffic Flow Local resident Rowena Laing comments: “Regarding the bottom of the Bridle Path/ Cunningham Terrace/Ticehurst Road intersection - hillside rebuild, I have been asked to suggest to people who drive to/from Bridle Path/Ticehurst Terrace/ Harmans Road that they need to do it in a east to west direction. Traditionally, for safety reasons, it has always been a case of 'up Hawkhurst, one way up Ticehurst Terrace, and down Bridle Path’ - and this still works for those returning home. But since you can not exit at the bottom of Bridle Path, those heading out of Lyttelton should follow 'up Bridle Path, turn left to go along Harman's, and exit via Voelas Road’. There have already been a couple of vehicle accidents because of people driving in the wrong direction. If you neglect to heed this advice, I can recommend a very good and reliable panel beater.
Antarctic Port—Lyttelton Harbour The second of the Lyttelton Antarctic Links Projects from the Canterbury Branch of the Antarctic Society has been completed. A wonderful fold out brochure on all things Antarctic associated with Lyttelton has just been printed and delivered. Learn about Antarctic Explorers at St Saviours in Trinty. The role that that Steam Tug Lyttelton played with the Nimrod. Current day Antarcticans. Links with historic buildings in town. Current day connections with vessels heading south plus much more. Pop into the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre for your copy.
Swimming Club Trophies Do you have any swimming club trophies for Lyttelton? Liz Beaven at the Christchurch City Council - Lyttelton Service Centre is wanting to collect them all so that they can be ready for a display at the pool opening in December. If you have some please drop them at the Council Service Centre in London Street. If you need more information contact Liz liz.beaven@ccc..govt.nz
Lyttelton Reusable Cup Project Lyttelton have just designed a Lyttelton reusable coffee cup. Confirmed stockists so far include Lyttelton Farmers Market, Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre, Harris and Turner and Civil and Naval. $15 per cup or $12 for Timebank members from the Lyttelton Information Centre.
Cat Needing New Home Our friendly older female cat, Zulu, needs a new home. Unfortunately she does not get on well with our other cat, who beats her up, so needs a quieter place to live preferably without other cats, dogs or very young children. Zulu is approx twelve years old. Spayed, micro-chipped, has never had any health issues, and is very well behaved. She is good natured, playful and loves cuddles. If you would like to meet her or know someone who might be able to help please call Hana on 03 328 8532 or 022 046 3156.
Town Centre Premise to Lease BNZ closes 20 June and the premises will come up for lease. Available from 1st August. Please call Peter Tocker 021 862 537.
Situations Vacant Opportunities Around Lyttelton Experienced Barista Cafe assistant required, part time hours, at Coffee Culture on London Street 03 328 7080. Ask Samira and Emily for more information. Pharmacy Assistant We have a vacancy for a Saturday position. The successful applicant needs to be honest, friendly and with good customer skills. You will be working in a supportive environment that's at the heart of the local town. Get to know the community and be part of the local town atmosphere. Previous pharmacy experience is ESSENTIAL. The hours of work are 9.30am to 1:30pm. Contact Leslie on 328-8314 or retailbellspharmacy@gmail.com for more details. Experienced Technician We have a vacancy for a full-time position Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm. The successful applicant needs to be honest, friendly and with good customer skills. You will be working in a supportive environment that's at the heart of the local town. Get to know the community and be part of the local town atmosphere. We have a small amount of medico packs, and do not service rest homes. Contact John on 328-8314, or lytteltonpharmacy@gmail.com for more details. Ground Gourmet We are looking for a temporary (maybe permanent) new staff member for Ground. It is specifically for the Saturday market, but they would also need to work at Ground for a few hours during the week as well. Probably a couple of short days a week. Applicants must be reliable; Interested in food; have a driver’s license; be good at sales; able to work from 8am to 2.30pm on Saturdays; and be available for other day time hours during the week (negotiable). Please email application to info@ground.co.nz or phone 022 476 8633 for more information.
Beginners Yoga Course Where: When: Time: Teaches: Booking: Contact: Note:
Diamond Harbour Play Centre, Scout Room Seven Week Course, Starts July 16 to August 27 Thursday 7.00pm to 8.45pm Asana/Postures : Energy/Breathwork : Meditation : Mindfulness : Focus : Relaxation Instructor has Yoga Aotearoa IYTA Teachers Diploma; 10 years teaching experience $80 per person Adrian 022 109 6681 or 03 329 3395 or diamondyoga@ymail.com The purposes of these Beginner Yoga Courses is to provide people with an understanding of the scope of body and mind yoga practices; to provide strong foundations for practice, in particular asana/posture work; and to provide guidance and support to people to develop the habit and discipline of a home practice.
Diamond Harbour Yoga Classes Where: When: Booking: Contact:
Diamond Harbour Play Centre, Scout Room Monday 7.00pm to 8.30pm Discounted $150 for 10 Classes; or $18 per Class Adrian 022 109 6681 or 03 329 3395 or diamondyoga@ymail.com Instructor has Yoga Aotearoa IYTA Teachers Diploma; 10 years teaching experience
Wanted to Rent: Lyttelton 01: Lyttelton volunteer fire fighter seeks long term rental property for self and family. Preferably in Lyttelton as two children attend Lyttelton Primary. Will consider two or three bedroom home. Please contact Rachael Joyce 021 102 0173.
Flat Mat Wanted Available now. One or two rooms in lovely Lyttelton villa, sharing with two others, plus shy cat and friendly dog. Large kitchen and communal space, two bathrooms, storage space, off street parking and beautiful views set in park like garden. Suit mature, independent, working, non-smoker. Please text 0224 165 491.
House For Rent: Short Term 01: LYTTELTON Spacious, modern, Lyttelton 2 -3 bedroom fully furnished house available now for short term rent. Great views, quiet, private location with easy access, $660 a week. Phone Michael 328 8043 or 021 153 3513. 02: LYTTELTON Fully furnished, warm, three bedroom Lyttelton home is available from 17 June until 16 July (30 days). $600/week. Would be ideal for those having repairs done to their home, those in between housing or to accommodate visitors. House is fully furnished with everything you could possibly need: linens, dishware, towels, cutlery, appliances, widescreen TV with Freeview, Internet (an additional charge at standard rates), printer, board games, bikes, etc. Two automobiles can also be included in rental if needed. Please, no pets or smokers. Suitable for up to six tenants. Contact Jen on 328 9409 or 022 687 7573. 03: LYTTELTON Stunning two bedroom plus study, fully furnished home on sunny East side of Lyttelton available for short term rent from 9 August to 13 Sept (5 Weeks). 2 car garaging also available. A warm, modern and luxurious home with stunning views. Excellent option for accommodation during EQC repairs. Call Elise on 021 133 1959. 04: DIAMOND HARBOUR Lovely home in Koromiko Crescent, available to let from the 20th August for six weeks. Ideal for temporary earthquake accommodation. Please contact Des Fay on 021 103 1218 or 329 3047 after 6.00pm. 05: DIAMOND HARBOUR Gorgeous ocean view four bedroom house and hut available for rent July until mid-August, approx. Furnished, fire and heat pump, new bathrooms and German kitchen. Call Paru 329 4773 or email journeyessence@hotmail.com
House For Rent: Governors Bay Governors Bay 3 to 4 bedroom home large sunny kitchen dining and lounge. Available for five to six months from 24 April. Rent $700p/week fully furnished View of Harbour. Double garage and parking for three cars. Contact Ditie Holtkamp on 329 9553 or 027 533 1684 or email dbholtkamp84@gmail.com Thanks.
EQC Accommodation Solutions OPTION 01: Randolph Apartment. Private two bedroom, fully furnished, modern apartment with superb views across Lyttelton. Available for short terms stay while your home is being earthquake repaired. Provide insurance quotes. Tariff from $135 per night, with minimum three night stay. Phone Heather 03 328 8584 or 03 328 8585 or email heather@millymay.co.nz OPTION 02: Short Term Rental in Lyttelton. Fully furnished one and two bedroom apartments. Call Kathy at Dockside 325 5707. OPTION 03: Accommodation/house fully furnished. Would suit EQC orphans. Home looking out over Corsair Bay. Bus stop at the bottom of section. Four double bedroom, two living areas, two toilets and double garage with off street parking. No fences, but pets okay by negotiation. Fully furnished. $900/wk (power not included). Phone connection. Boadband. Call Heather on 027 211 7205 for details. OPTION 04: We have rental accommodation available in the Lyttelton area for Earthquake Repairs. Short or Long term, fully furnished, pets negotiable. Please phone Betsy on: 03 377 4939 or 021 994 297. OPTION 05: Short term rental in Lyttelton. Lovely three bedroom character home, heat pump, log burner, drive on access, stunning views, pets OK $600 per week. Negotiable. Phone 021 060 2316. OPTION 06: If anyone in Lyttelton needs EQC accommodation, Ruby Housing has a two bedroom fully furnished property in Exeter Street available now for $120 per night. Give us a call on 03 379 5033 or email office@rubyhousing.co.nz if you need somewhere to stay while repairs are being done. OPTION 07: If you are having trouble finding accommodation in Lyttelton while earthquake repairs are being done, this might be an option for you on Sullivan Avenue, Opawa. Available for short or long term fully furnished accommodation. Great family home three bedroom, one bathroom, off street parking, power, phone, television, broadband. Pets negotiable. Please phone Sue 027 456 7011.
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Steep streets, slippery slopes, rubbish roller derby: SCIRT life in Lyttelton SCIRT’s City Care people are the latest delivery team to experience the challenges of working in the steep, narrow streets of Lyttelton. City Care is currently repairing the earthquake-damaged retaining wall above the Orion substation on Simeon Quay. The work site itself is at the Bridle Path, Cunningham Terrace and Ticehurst Road intersection above Simeon Quay. The steep intersection came in for a hammering from storm water earlier this year and in last year’s floods, leading to further damage around the retaining wall. The crew is working down the slope from Cunningham Terrace to carry out the repairs, expected to take until late this year. The Bridle Path and Cunningham Terrace intersection will be closed throughout the works and detours are in place. Due to the location of the retaining wall, there have been many challenges for the crew. Nicola Hunt, City Care Communications Advisor, explains that the steep terrain and narrow streets means that there is limited space for the crew to work from and to store materials. “There will be 160 steel ground anchors needed to secure this slope, geomesh fabric, equipment and other machinery delivered for the project. There isn’t enough room to store materials anywhere near the vicinity of the work site, so it needs to be stored on the road way. The road will also be excavated 2.5 metres deep, so there is just no chance of retaining vehicle access through the site." With an abseil crew currently working on the slope from anchors, doing preliminary work, safety is paramount. “We need to keep a safety zone in place to keep traffic away from the damaged retaining wall. Vehicle movements passing close to the site put both our work crew and drivers at risk as the retaining wall is fragile.”
Residents face extra challenges while wall is repaired The steep and narrow streets also mean access for local residents is a challenge. Residents living on Bridle Path, Dudley Road and Harmans Road need to travel via Ticehurst Road to access their properties. Nicola says the City Care team working at the site is happy to give residents a hand carrying things from their cars during works hours. Rubbish and recycling collections have also been affected. A central bin collection area had to be established for residents on Bridle Path and Dudley Road to allow the refuse trucks safe access each week.
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Working closely with Council, the City Care team set up the area at the intersection of Bridle Path and Ticehurst Terrace, and then offered to assist any residents who were unable to take their bins to the collection area by relocating their bins for them. The collection area will be monitored closely throughout the course of the works so that any issues that arise can be addressed. With the ongoing repair work to the Simeon Quay retaining wall, it’s been important to keep local people informed. Late last month the City Care team invited the community to attend an update meeting so any concerns or particular worries were passed onto City Care, solutions canvassed and put in place. A huge thanks to residents for keeping in touch and for all the smiles and waves, despite the challenges of getting to and from home. This is an important retaining wall which urgently needs to be rebuilt, for residents and businesses certainty in the future.
The central rubbish bin collection area set up for Bridle Path and Dudley Road residents in Lyttelton while retaining wall repair work is carried out.
SCIRT’s City Care team help relocate around 60 bins to the temporary collection area.
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Flood Mitigation Update Dear Resident, This e-newsletter is to keep you up-to-date with Flood Taskforce activities in your area, and gives you more information from the Council’s partner agencies. The Flood Taskforce was set up in May and has reported to the Council twice on progress with immediate, short-term solutions for the worst flood-affected residents. The Taskforce identified priority catchments throughout Christchurch, and has tailored solutions to suit the particular issues in that area. The Council has also decided to stop charging rates for properties left uninhabitable by the series of floods since 5 March 2014. You can go to our flood mitigation page for a copy of the application form and more information about flooding rates remission at www.ccc.govt.nz/floodmitigation We are updating our database of contact information for all affected residents in the flood prone areas. If you know of anyone who would like to be included on the database, they can email us at floodmitigation@ccc.govt.nz or call our Customer Call Centre on (03) 941 8999 or 0800 800 169 and leave their contact information. For details and frequently asked questions of the community meetings we have been holding in affected catchments, go to our website at www.ccc.govt.nz/floodmitigation I hope you find this information helpful. We will be in touch with you again soon with further updates. To find out what’s happening across the city and for the answers to many questions, go to www.ccc.govt.nz/floodmitigation Yours sincerely,
17 June 2014
Lyttelton
Lyttelton The flooding-related issues identified for Lyttelton in the Phase 1 report are different from those in the flatland areas. To acknowledge this, the Council resolved at it’s 12 May 2014 meeting to urgently review criteria for assessing flood risk and land movement in Lyttelton.
The Taskforce’s objectives are to: • Assess vulnerability of residential properties and strategic infrastructure within Lyttelton to flooding and land movement. • Identify preferred short-term options for addressing the most vulnerable homes, with an associated programme and costs. The report on the programme of mitigation work for Lyttelton will go to the Council by the end of June. Another community meeting to discuss the report will take place once the programme is agreed by the Council. Taskforce members will be on the ground in Lyttelton from Monday 16 June talking with residents to identify vulnerable homes. They will also be assessing possible hazards and risks to infrastructure such as roads and footpaths. Taskforce members and geotechnical engineers are working together to better understand the scope of the problem and the issues involved.
Below are some of the works and proposals currently being investigated for Lyttelton: • Identifying and redirecting sources of water. • Identifying and sealing ground cracks. • Locating and redirecting under-ground water flow paths into pipes. • Locating and repairing water supply leaks .
Mayor Lianne Dalziel
Which homes are most at risk of flooding? The Flood Taskforce has put the worst flood-affected homes into three levels depending on how vulnerable the house is to flooding. Taskforce members are working through all the flood-affected areas of the city to ensure every household that is at serious risk is on the list. If you know of anyone whose home falls into one of the levels below, please ask them to contact the Council using the contact details in the Mayor’s message.
Household levels of vulnerability to flooding Level One: Two or more instances of flooding of a home’s floor since the earthquakes. This means that the flood waters came over the floor boards or were so close under the floor that floor coverings were soaked. Level Two: Two or more instances of flooding under homes since the earthquakes. This includes homes that flooded above the floor boards only once and at least one other time under the floor boards. Level Three: Two or more instances of flooding restricting resident access to homes since the earthquakes. This means flood water was so deep or so contaminated that residents couldn’t get into or out of their homes safely.
• Refining maintenance protocols for critical pipes, sumps and drains, which includes monitoring and clearing them before, during and after storms. • Securing maintenance vehicle access to all inlets, including those on private property. • Improvements to Canterbury Street. A meeting for the Lyttelton community to discuss the work of the Taskforce and its progress was held on Wednesday 4 June at the ‘Top Club’. The presentation is available on the Council’s website at www.ccc.govt.nz/floodmitigation
EQC and Increased Flooding Vulnerability (IFV) Increased Flooding Vulnerability (IFV) is a type of land damage covered by EQC. In some parts of Christchurch the earthquakes caused changes to residential land that mean some houses are now at risk of flooding where previously they were not; and some are now at greater risk of flooding. What is happening with EQC IFV?
When will you hear from us?
EQC’s engineering advisors Tonkin & Taylor have almost completed an extensive programme of work to identify which properties across all of Canterbury may qualify for an IFV land settlement.
Following the modelling completion this month, EQC will begin contacting all customers with properties that it has identified as potentially having Increased Flooding Vulnerability to advise the next steps in the settlement process.
To fully identify all these properties across Christchurch, EQC: ·· Has gathered topographical information using LiDAR surveys, which involved the scanning of the ground surface from an aircraft after each major earthquake. This work is complete. ·· Has modelled the river flooding for the Styx, Avon and Heathcote rivers using Christchurch City Council models. ·· Has modelled the overland flow (the effects of rainfall runoff) for the catchment areas for the Styx, Avon and Heathcote rivers. This work will be completed this month. ·· Will visit properties to validate the modelling results. What land damage does EQC cover? In accordance with the Earthquake Commission Act 1993, EQCover for land is limited to land within your property boundary and includes: ·· The land under your home and outbuildings (e.g., shed or garage)
Informed choice for customers in the Canterbury Home Repair Programme Several hundred customers with potential IFV whose building damage (not land damage) is in the range for the Canterbury Home Repair Programme (CHRP) have recently been contacted to let them know the current status and give them some options on how to proceed. They can: ·· Move forward with their home repairs under CHRP, or ·· Receive the cash settlement and manage their own repairs, or ·· Continue to hold their building repairs until they have more land information. This has been with the intention of giving these customers choice to progress or continue on hold, given the information we have at this point.
·· The land within eight metres of your home and outbuildings
What about area-wide remediation?
·· The land under or supporting your main access way, from the boundary up to 60 metres from your home (but not the driveway surfacing).
Christchurch City Council is investigating interim and long-term areawide remediation solutions. Where these schemes can be identified, costed and completed in a timely manner then EQC is open to contributing as a way of resolving some IFV claims. Reports on the short/long-term options will go to the Christchurch City Council meeting on 5 June 2014.
·· Some cover for bridges and culverts within the above areas, and ·· Some cover for retaining walls that are necessary to support the home, outbuildings or insured land. What is not covered by EQC? Not all properties that have experienced flooding in the recent events will qualify for IFV. Christchurch is a flat, low-lying city and there have always been areas prone to flooding. EQC’s cover is limited to changes to the insured land that has resulted in the property becoming more vulnerable to flooding as a direct result of the earthquakes. In addition, EQC does not cover offsite issues that are resulting in increased flooding such as changes to river heights, narrowing of river banks, shallower river beds and damage to storm water infrastructure.
Where do I go for more information? More information is on our website at http://www.eqc.govt.nz/ canterbury-earthquakes/land-claims/flat-land/increased-risk-offlooding.
EQC Contact details Call us on 0800 DAMAGE (0800 326 243) Our Call Centre is open: 7am–9pm Monday–Friday and 8am–6pm Saturday Email us: info@eqc.govt.nz
Earthquake Support Coordinators
Do you need… accommodation while your house is being repaired or rebuilt? Talk to us about our Temporary Accommodation Matching and Placement service.
help towards paying for additional accommodation costs while your home is being repaired or rebuilt? Talk to us about our Financial Assistance for homeowners.
(not income or asset tested)
www.quakeaccommodation.govt.nz Call 0800 673 227
Earthquake Support Coordinators are available to assist people navigate their way through the wide range of services involved in repairing and rebuilding people’s homes and lives. The coordinators work with you to access as little or as much help as you need. Earthquake Support Coordinators can meet with you anywhere you choose – you home, place of work, or other location. They can: • Provide information • Identify services to assist earthquake-related housing, legal insurance, and health matters • Organise meetings between you and the experts. The assistance is free and contacted on 0800 777 846.
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Feeling distressed and overwhelmed right now? Call the Canterbury Support Line 7 days from 9am to 11pm.
0800 777 846 open
Talking can help. If you, your family or friends need support call the Canterbury Support Line – 0800 777 846 to be referred to services. free and 03 379 7027
0800 777 299
The Residential Advisory Service (RAS) provides free, independent help to residential property owners who are facing challenges in getting their home repaired or rebuilt after it has been damaged by the Canterbury earthquakes.
We can help with your questions, give information, connect you with free counselling services or organisations that can offer you practical support, information or advice. We will make sure you get the right service at the right time
How does the service work? Using RAS involves three steps:
Step 1 Call the Residential Advisory Service on (03) 379 7027 or 0800 777 299 . They’ll ask about your circumstances to better is right for you.
Step 2 If the service is appropriate for your situation, you’ll have a face-to-face meeting with an independent advisor. At that you’re at in the repair and rebuild process. They’ll give you advice to help progress your situation.
Step 3 If your situation is complex, you may have a multi-party
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New Zealand Red Cross help is still available in Christchurch though various grants; Pack and Move, Storage and Independent Advice. Visit www.redcross. org.nz and click on Canterbury for more information or phone 0800 754 726.
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Update: Canterbury Street, Lyttelton - road closure We wanted to let you know that the road repair works on Canterbury Street (between Ripon Street and 64 Canterbury Street) have been delayed due to subcontractor availability. Works will now start on Wednesday 25 June and will finish about mid July. We thank you for your patience during these essential works and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions? Call McConnell Dowell Infrastructure Rebuild Team on freephone 0508 718 719 between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or email us at: christchurch.comms@macdow.co.nz. Emergency calls will be diverted outside these hours.
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Update: Canterbury Street, Lyttelton - road closure We wanted to let you know that the road repair works on Canterbury Street (between Ripon Street and 64 Canterbury Street) have been delayed due to subcontractor availability. Works will now start on Wednesday 25 June and will finish about mid July. We thank you for your patience during these essential works and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Questions? Call McConnell Dowell Infrastructure Rebuild Team on freephone 0508 718 719 between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or email us at: christchurch.comms@macdow.co.nz. Emergency calls will be diverted outside these hours.
Letter of Support to Progress the Timeball Station This template is for guidance only. Please feel free to replace and format your own opinion and content. This will ensure that letters of support appear genuine and honest.
Date Brendon Veale Heritage New Zealand National Office Antrim House 63 Boulcott Street Wellington 6011
Heritage New Zealand Application for Funding Lyttelton Timeball Rebuild Project
We are [organisation name], an organization that [what is organisation sector/industry/mission]. Sentence about how your organization has come to work with Heritage New Zealand – or the Timeball project. We are writing in support of the application for funds by Heritage New Zealand for rebuilding the Timeball, and returning heritage to the people of Lyttelton. We believe this will be delivered with the best possible resources and management and have every faith in the team at Heritage New Zealand to succeed with their plans. We strongly urge you to consider supporting this project, as there are clear community, heritage, civic and tourism benefits for Lyttelton, which has lost so much during the earthquakes. Perhaps outline reasons why the Timeball matters to you? We are keen to continue our association with this exciting project as it will [reason for association/benefits/outputs etc]. We are happy to provide further information in support of this request because we think it is such a worthwhile project. You can contact us at the above address or by phone.
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Community Board Support Officer Do you have a positive ‘can do’ attitude that’s second to none and are prepared to go the extra mile when it’s required? Do you enjoy variety and being part of a team that strives to make a real difference at community level? As a Community Board Support Officer, you play a key role that provides administrative and secretarial support to the Community Board Adviser, Community Board (and committees) and elected members involved in the decision-making process. You will be an enthusiastic and energetic self starter with a proven background in administration. You must show initiative, have excellent attention to detail, great computer skills (including: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat Pro) and proven experience in preparing and loading documents on the web. To be successful you must also be highly organised, task oriented, a quick learner and able to produce consistently high standards of work within tight timeframes without being fazed. Our customers include elected members, residents, business and community organisations, so you need to be confident in dealing with people at all levels and able to maintain a professional manner at all times. This position is currently based in Lyttelton. Does this sound like you? Apply today to Make Your Mark on Tomorrow! Vacancy 6634. Applications close on Thursday 26 June 2014.
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MGMT 208 – Student Resource for Community Groups The University of Canterbury has a role to play in the building and strengthening of our communities. In collaboration with CERA, Christchurch City, Selwyn District and Waimakariri District Councils, the University of Canterbury have designed a course to enable groups of students to work with community groups and community leaders to develop projects that benefits these organisations. The aim of the course is to: Support community led recovery by delivering projects to assist community leaders and their organisations; and Create learning opportunities between students and community leaders. Fundamental to the course will be the development of projects that benefit participating organisations and their community and provide students with an understanding of the complexity of community organisations and the leadership required to make a positive difference. Projects should be identified by community groups and should meet a need for the participating group. The scope of each project will be determined by the organisations and will be carried out in September to fit with the university time table. Participating students will be completing their second year of a commerce degree and have an interest in leadership. Through course content, students will be taught skills emerging from the fields of positive psychology, positive leadership, building resilience and wellbeing, and building engagement skills. Lectures in the course have been reserved for topics that will be determined by the feedback, needs, and the type of projects that are requested via the survey linked above. If I’m involved, what can I expect? In the past, participating organisations have utilised the student resource to provide specific training workshops and posters on relevant topics. This has included fostering volunteer engagement, mindfulness, building optimism, leading through complex situations, tools of appreciative inquiry. Other student groups have helped organise fund raising events, community events, and marketing for organisations. If you are selected you will need to: 1. Meet with the students for up to 1 hour so the students can interview you about your organisations challenges and strengths and discuss how to meet your needs through a chosen project. 2. Provide support and feedback to students as they fine tune and carry out the project 3. After project, complete a 10 minute survey rating how the students performed
You can expect the following to be provided to you: 1. A group of 3-4 students motivated to help. The group will be expected to give at least 15 hours to the project you select (but often give more). 2. Access to the students’ tutor, so you can give feedback and have influence on how students are managed and directed throughout the project. 3. Access to the latest leadership literature, techniques, tools, and practice that the students will be studying in their lectures. How can I be involved?: Please complete the questionnaire found in the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Cpqg6BMuRTAhseWcTWnk8EJEetwVc0FlIglYMiad1wQ/viewform You will need to briefly outline the sort of project you have in mind (you will be able to change or adapt this when you meet with your student groups in July). Based on last year’s response, we anticipate good community uptake, if we are not be able to meet all the community requests this year we will keep your project details and look for further opportunities to participate next year.
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The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre would like to say “thank you” to the following business for their continued support in helping to keep the Information Centre open. If your Lyttelton Harbour business or organisation would like to join this group we offer a membership of $50 for Not For Profits and $165 per year for businesses. Contact the Information Centre for more Information contact Wendy Everingham on 03 328 9093 or email infocentre@lyttelton.net.nz
DIAMOND HARBOUR LODGE 51 Koromiko Cres, Diamond Harbour
DOCKSIDE APARTMENTS 22 Sumer Road, Lyttelton
GOVERNORS BAY B&B
Phone: 03 329 4005 Mobile: 021 103 7080 www.diamondharbourlodge.co.nz
Phone: 03 325 5707 Grant and Kathy www.dockside.co.nz
Phone: 03 329 9727 Eva www.gbbedandbreakfast.co.nz
GOVERNORS BAY HOTEL 52 Main Road, Governors Bay
LYTTEL INN Canterbury Street, Lyttelton
Sullivanstone Architectural Stonemason
Phone: 03 329 9433 Jeremy and Clare www.governorsbayhotel.co.nz
Phone: 03 328 7065 Mobile: 022 073 0014 Gloria
Mobile: 021 665 078 Brayden Sullivan www.sullivanstone.co.nz
BLACK CAT CRUISES | QUAIL ISLAND B-Jetty, Lyttelton Wharf
CHRISTCHURCH GONDOLA 10 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley
JACK TAR SAILING Dampier Bay, Lyttelton
Phone: 03 328 9078
Phone: 03 384 0310
www.blackcat.co.nz
www.welcomeaboard.co.nz
Phone: 0274 355 239 After Hours: 03 389 9259 www.jacktarsailing.co.nz
INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CENTRE 38 Orchard Road, Chch Airport
ORTON BRADLEY PARK Marine Charteris Bay
ROOTS RESTAURANT 8 London Street, Lyttelton
Phone: 0508 736 846
Phone: 03 329 4730
www.iceberg.co.nz
www.ortonbradley.co.nz
Phone: 03 328 7658 info@rootsresaurant.co.nz www.rootsrestaurant.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH YOGA Scout Den, Charlotte Quay
HARRIS & TURNER 8 London Street, Lyttelton
LONDON STREET DAIRY 34 London Street, Lyttelton
Phone: 021 071 0336 Rebecca Boot www.christchurchyoga.co.nz
Phone: 03 328 7358
Phone: 03 328 9350
Open Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm
Open Seven Days
LYTTEL BEAUTY 32 Voelas Road, Lyttelton
LYTTEL SOFT Specialising in Accounting Solutions
PROFESSIONALS REAL ESTATE PO Box 94, Lyttelton 8841
Phone: 03 328 7093 Mobile: 021 297 3885 www.lyttelbeauty.co.nz
Phone: 03 328 8671 Penny Mercer www.lyttelsoft.co.nz
Phone: 03 328 7707 Lynnette Baird www.realhomes.co.nz
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Monday Lyttelton Play Group Pilates Classes Community Choir
10.00am 7.00pm 7.30pm
Lyttelton Main School All Welcome. Andrea Solzer 328 9346 Naval Point Club Contact: Jennifer Rice 027 204 1224 Union Chapel, Winchester Street All welcome. Jillie 021 152 8068 $10 | $15
Tuesday Story Time Lyttelton Health Qigong for Seniors Community House Shared Lunch Science Alive! Lyttelton St John Youth Division
11.00am 10.15am 12.00pm 3.30pm 6.00pm
Lyttelton Library, London Street Union Church, Winchester Street Comm.House, 7 Dublin Street Lyttelton Library, London Street St John Ambulance Station
Stories, Rhymes, Activities | 2-4yr olds $5 Geraldine Parkes 03 328 7284 Make new friends Free | Range of Interesting Scientific Topics 52 London St, Lyttelton
Wednesday Knit and Yarn Group Lyttelton Play Group Community Garden Lyttelton Cubs
10.00am 10.00am 10.00am 6.30pm
Lyttelton Library, London Street Lyttelton Main School The Portal, 54a Oxford Street
All Welcome. Bring your next project. All Welcome. Andrea Solzer 328 9346 Shared lunch from 12.00pm Contact Mark Brabyn 027 281 6180
Thursday Governors Bay Pre-School Music Walking Group, On the Flat Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade Governors Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade Contra Dance Night
9.15am 12.30pm 7.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm
Governors Bay School Library Lyttelton Community House Lyttelton Fire Station Governors Bay Fire Station Private Address, Cass Bay
All Under 5s Welcome with Adult | $3.50 Contact Maureen 741 1427 Weekly Training | New Members Welcome Weekly Training | New Members Welcome Contact Bill 03 328 8985 | $5
Friday Baby Time
10.30am
Lyttelton Library, London Street
Stories, Rhymes, Activities | Under 2yrs old
Saturday Lyttelton Farmers Market Lyttelton Garage Sale Harbour Bazaar Market
10.00am 10.00am 10.00am
London Street, Lyttelton 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton Cnr London and Oxford Streets
Fresh produce; Live Music; Buskers and More Second Hand Bargains and More Local Artists, Bric a Brac and More
Sunday Combined Church Service St Josephs Worker Catholic Church
10.00am 5.30pm
Union Church, Winchester Street All Welcome 21 Exeter Street, Lyttelton All Welcome
Monthly Community Events Lyttelton Lions Second Tuesday Each Month
7.30pm
Lyttelton Community House
Contact Mary 03 328 8523
Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board Third Wednesday Each Month
9.30am
Lyttelton CCC Service Centre
Meetings Open to the Public
Lyttelton HBC Civil Defence Governors Bay Civil Defence Third Wednesday Each Month
7.00pm 7.00pm
Lyttelton Information Centre Governors Bay Fire Station
Contact Wendy Everingham 03 328 9093 Contact Frances James 03 329 9560
Lyttelton Garden Club Fourth Monday Each Month
1.30pm
Union Parish, Winchester Street
Dot 332 3283 or Ann 328 8917
Dance Workshop Fourth Thursday Each Month
7.30pm
Lyttel’ Primary Hillside, Voelas Rd Contact Jan 03 328 8977 $10p/session
Lyttelton Museum Historical Society Last Saturday Each Month
10.00am
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June 2014 24 Tuesday Happy Hour Artist Showcase Open Mic Night
5.00pm 7.30pm
Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar 5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily Wunderbar, London Street Free Event
25 Wednesday Happy Hour Ben
5.00pm 8.30pm
Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar 5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily Porthole, London Street Free Event
26 Thursday Happy Hour Dr Sanchez and Friends Pantones
5.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm
Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar 5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily Porthole, London Street Free Event Civil & Naval, London Street $10 Door
27 Friday Helen 5.00pm Happy Hour 5.00pm Jackpot Night * 6.00pm Thomas Hosts Karaoke Night 7.30pm Spidershark 3 The Hex Waves, Les Baxters 9.30pm Rhythomonix 10.30pm
Porthole Bar, London Street Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar Tommy Changs, London Street Wunderbar, London Street
Free Event 5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily Free Event Free Event | Meat Raffle | Free Bar Snacks $10 Door $10 Door
28 Saturday Happy Hour Rugby on the Big Screen DIY Duo Toy Cinzsion Covers
8.30pm 9.00pm
Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar Porthole Bar, London Street Wunderbar, London Street
5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily Free Event | Meat Raffle Free Event $5 Door Sales
29 Sunday Afternoon Jazz with Carmel and Friends Sunday Afternoon Jam Session Happy Hour
3.30pm 3.30pm 5.00pm
Freemans, London Street Free Event Porthole Bar, London Street Free Event | Charlie the Blues Man Fat Tony’s, formerly The Irish Bar 5.00pm to 7.00pm Daily
5.00pm
Lytel Gallery May Exhibition “Still Life” by Nigel Bennett Can be viewed Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 4.00pm and Sunday 11.00am to 3.00pm at the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre, 20 Oxford Street, Lyttelton.
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